Comments:

To the Commissioners,Thank you for your efforts to curb the problem ofunsolicited bulk email. I find myselfconcerned aboutthe proposed requirement for merchants to maintainsuppression lists.If people will use the tools created to prevent these problems, there would be no need for this kind of action. Our family has spam blocking software as well as a "Blocked Senders" list. We have difficulty understanding why something must be created to stop a problem, if everything is already in place to prevent the problem. We have a serious concern about the negative monitary effect this will have on honest people during an already supressed economy.There are so many problems and costs associated withthis idea, and so much damage done to consumers and businesses, that I feel I must urge you toconsider this matter most carefully.Requirement of the use of suppression lists willseriously damage many of the legitimate publicationsavailable on the net. My concern is for harm topublishers who require permission from the consumerprior to adding them to any list.They're not who CAN-SPAM was designed to put out of business, but this requirement will very likely havethat effect.There's also the potential harm to consumers, because of the problem of properly knowingtheir intent when they unsubscribe from a list. On topof that, these suppression lists could easily fall intothe hands of spammers, leading to more spam instead of less.I was surprised at the number potential problems thisruling could involve, and urge you in the strongestpossible terms to reconsider its implementation in lightof these problems.Respectfully,